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Georgetown Conference Highlights Cybersecurity Challenges

“Spear-phishing” and BYOD were among the biggest concerns, as enterprises try to re-imagine their models for keeping data and communications secure. No Jitter Justin Castillo Most continuing legal education seminars are dull affairs involving lawyers and “talking head” lectures. But last week’s Cybersecurity Law Institute at the Georgetown University Law […]

When Does a Telephone Excise Tax Refund Accrue?

Tax Notes Stephen J. Rosen Since 2006, the IRS has refunded billions of dollars in unlawfully collected federal excise tax on communications (”FET” or ”telephone excise tax”) through the refund procedures set forth in IRS Notice 2006-50, and IRS Notice 2007-11.1 In brief, telephone excise tax refunds are claimed on […]

What’s Trending Now in Enterprise Telecom

SIP Trunking is making progress, wireless continues to grow as IT throws in the towel against BYOD. What these and other trends will mean for you. No Jitter (www.nojitter.com) Hank Levine The social media sites all report incessantly on what’s “trending now”, by which they mean what subjects have been […]

With a Wink and a Nod – How NOT to Squander Your Leverage

CCMI Janine Goodman Every contract negotiation involves a balance of leverage between the parties. In the context of telecommunications negotiations, that balance almost always favors the vendor, regardless of how much money the customer is bringing to the table. We could debate whether this has something to do with the […]